Running Android on hikey960 board:

• Compiling userspace: Pull AOSP source: $ repo init -u https://android.googlesource.com/platform/manifest -b master & repo sync -j24

Download and extract HDMI binaries: $ wget https://dl.google.com/dl/android/aosp/arm-hikey960-OPR-cf4e0c80.tgz $ tar xzf arm-hikey960-OPR-cf4e0c80.tgz $ ./extract-arm-hikey960.sh

Build: $ . ./build/envsetup.sh $ lunch hikey960-userdebug $ make -j32

• Flashing images: Enter fastboot mode by turning ON switch 1 and 3 $ cd device/linaro/hikey/installer/hikey960 $ ./flash-all.sh or $ fastboot flash boot out/target/product/hikey960/boot.img $ fastboot flash dts out/target/product/hikey960/dt.img $ fastboot flash system out/target/product/hikey960/system.img $ fastboot flash vendor out/target/product/hikey960/vendor.img $ fastboot flash cache out/target/product/hikey960/cache.img $ fastboot flash userdata out/target/product/hikey960/userdata.img Turn OFF switch 3 and power cycle the board.

• Building kernel $ git clone https://android.googlesource.com/kernel/hikey-linaro $ cd hikey-linaro $ git checkout -b android-hikey-linaro-4.9 origin/android-hikey-linaro-4.9 $ make ARCH=arm64 hikey960_defconfig $ make ARCH=arm64 CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-linux-android- -j24

• Update the kernel in the boot image Copy hi3660-hikey960.dtb (arch/arm64/boot/dts/hisilicon/hi3660-hikey960.dtb) to the hikey-kernel directory as file: hi3660-hikey960.dtb-4.9 Copy the Image file (arch/arm64/boot/Image.gz) to the hikey-kernel directory as file: Image.gz-hikey960-4.9 $ make bootimage -j24

• Kernel serial output (uart3): J2 (LS Expansion): 1 - Gnd, 11 - Rx, 13 - Tx

External links: Board: http://www.96boards.org/product/hikey960/ Howto: http://www.96boards.org/documentation/ConsumerEdition/HiKey960/README.md/ Schematics: https://github.com/96boards/documentation/raw/master/ConsumerEdition/HiKey960/HardwareDocs/HiKey960_Schematics.pdf